<p>Long-Term Outcomes After Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Surgery</p>

Abstract

Purpose: To report anatomic and logMAR best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) outcomes with long-term follow-up after pars-plana vitrectomy and epiretinal membrane peeling (PPV-MP). Design: A retrospective case-series. Participants: Patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM) who underwent PPV-MP performed by one surgeon. Methods: Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was recorded as a logMAR preoperatively and, when available, at 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 years after surgery. The integrity of outer retinal layers was evaluated using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Main Outcome Measures: Postoperative BCVA at different follow-up visits and its correlation with different OCT parameters. Results: Fifty-five eyes of 49 patients were followed postoperatively with a mean of 8.6± 2.6 years (median: 9 years, range 5-16 years). The mean BCVA improved from 0.56±0.29

Peripapillary Microvasculature Changes After Vitrectomy in Epiretinal Membrane via Swept-Source OCT Angiography

“…Other pre-operative clinical factors, including age, lens status (phakic or pseudophakic), and glaucoma history, were not signi cantly different. Previous studies have reported a correlation between pre-and post-operative BCVA [19,20], while others have not [4,20,21]. In this study, we did not nd a correlation between pre-and post-operative BCVA.…”

“…Post-operative BCVA in patients with ERM demonstrated progressive improvement and maintained a stable BCVA thereafter. Within 1 year, poorer pre-operative BCVA improved with a large proportional magnitude [4]. We found a signi cant BCVA improvement comparing preand post-operative in DR and no-DR patients.…”

“…When ERM progresses and visual acuity decreases, pars-plana vitrectomy (PPV) and internal limiting membrane (ILM) removal are recommended, and most of the decreased visual acuity can be restored [2,3]. According to previous studies, gradual visual acuity recovery generally occurs up to three years after surgery, and visual acuity is maintained similarly thereafter [2,4].…”

Preoperative Vision, Gender, and Operation Time Predict Visual Improvement After Epiretinal Membrane Vitrectomy: A Retrospective Study

“…Previous studies on the outcomes of epiretinal membrane surgery have not reported outcome differences based on gender. 16 , 18 , 19 , 22 , 23 Given the statistical significance of the association between male gender and better postoperative BCVA in this study, it is less likely to be the result of statistical bias. One tentative explanation for the association is the possible innately better visual function of men: prior research investigating gender differences in visual perception has found that males performed significantly better than females in several key aspects of vision, including visual acuity and motion detection.…”

Longitudinal Change of Choroidal Thickness after Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane

“…Surgery involves pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with membrane peeling. It is known to improve the central retinal thickness and visual acuity when retinal traction and ERM-causing edema resolve after surgery [ 4 , 5 , 6 ]. However, information remains limited about long-term changes in choroidal thickness after vitrectomy.…”